- play merry-hell
- Vrb phrs. To be very angry. E.g."Your father will play merry-hell if he finds you've spent all your savings on a new CD player."
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
play merry-hell
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play merry hell — play (merry) hell informal to complain a lot or to behave very badly. She played merry hell about coming on this trip, but I think she enjoyed it in the end … New idioms dictionary
play (merry) hell with — informal phrase to cause trouble for someone or something The fog played merry hell with the traffic. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: hell … Useful english dictionary
play (merry) hell with (something) — informal to stop something from working as it should. The power cuts played merry hell with our computer systems … New idioms dictionary
play (merry) hell with something — play (merry) ˈhell with sth/sb idiom (BrE, informal) to affect sth/sb badly • Driving on these rough roads has played hell with my tyres. Main entry: ↑hell … Useful english dictionary
play (merry) hell with somebody — play (merry) ˈhell with sth/sb idiom (BrE, informal) to affect sth/sb badly • Driving on these rough roads has played hell with my tyres. Main entry: ↑hell … Useful english dictionary
play merry hell — ► play hell (or merry hell) informal create havoc or cause damage. Main Entry: ↑hell … English terms dictionary
play hell (or merry hell) Brit. — play hell (or merry hell) Brit. informal create havoc or cause damage. → hell … English new terms dictionary
hell — ► NOUN 1) a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth to which the wicked are sent after death. 2) a state or place of great suffering. ►… … English terms dictionary
play hell with — see under ↑play • • • Main Entry: ↑Hell * * * play hell with (or Brit play merry hell with) : to cause many problems for (someone or something) : to have a very bad effect on (someone or something) High oil prices are playing hell with the nation … Useful english dictionary
play hell — play (merry) hell informal to complain a lot or to behave very badly. She played merry hell about coming on this trip, but I think she enjoyed it in the end … New idioms dictionary
